Lake Oroville lake and shoreline

Lake Oroville Water Level

Officially Lake Oroville (Oroville Dam)

California

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Lake Oroville is currently 123.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 776.4 feet.

776.36 ft · Updated 21 hours ago · California Data Exchange Center

Current level

776.36ft

−123.64 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 1.03 ft

Previous readingSep 9777.39 ft

7-day change

Down 7.39 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 41.62 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

791 ft838 ft886 ftFULL POOL 900.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

123.64 ft below full pool

Current level
776.36 ft
Full pool
900 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
California Data Exchange Center

Reference levels

  • Full pool900 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Butte County, CA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Butte County, CA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    776.36 ft

    -1.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    777.39 ft

    -0.7 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    778.09 ft

    -1.09 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    779.18 ft

    -1.34 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    780.52 ft

    -0.91 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    781.43 ft

    -0.9 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    782.33 ft

    -1.42 ft

Common questions about Lake Oroville’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Oroville is 776.36 ft (updated 21 hours ago). You can track the Lake Oroville lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Oroville is 900 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Oroville lake level is falling — falling about 7.39 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Oroville is currently 123.64 ft below full pool.

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Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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